The Dictionary, Shoreditch Reviews

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75%

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1519 Total Reviews

71%Value For Money

73%Security

90%Location

74%Staff

75%Atmosphere

72%Cleanliness

71%Facilities

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94%

This was an amazing hostel. We had so much fun here and didn't want to leave. It's really big and holds a lot of people, but it was rare that you saw all of them. All the staff were super helpful and fun to talk to, all the other travellers we're just as fun. The neighbourhood was very up and coming, we walked everywhere from here, can be a little tricky with the tube. We would definitely go back and highly recommend to any other travellers!

Thanks for taking the time to review your stay with us, and we're glad you had a good time. We will look forward to seeing you again!

91%

I had an amazing time at The Dictionary. Shoreditch is such a cool neighbourhood; there was always plenty to do. The hostel itself was clean and well maintained, and there is a free breakfast every morning (simple, coffee, tea, cereal, bagels). The staff seemed kind of distant and did their own thing a lot of the time, but they were helpful when asked. There's a courtyard with a very social environment, where I met tons of awesome fellow travellers. Would definitely recommend!

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, and we're glad you enjoyed your stay here. We pride ourselves on having friendly, outgoing and engaging staff, so will take this opportunity to remind them how important this is at all times. We appreciate you bringing it to our attention.

91%

The Hostel is great overall. We were staying in a 12 beds room, the room is clean and quite.
The only downside is the bar downstairs playing the music too loud 12 o'clock.

Thank you for your review, and we're glad you enjoyed your stay. In order to manage the level of noise in our rooms, we have installed additional insulation around the rooms closest to the bar. We are also continuing to monitor noise levels and to work closely with Translate to ensure that our guests are able to enjoy a good night's sleep in any of our rooms.

The bar and cafe right next door are amazing! Overall, it's a bit expensive for the larger dorm rooms, but a good deal for London, especially in such an up and coming location. It would be nice to have the kitchen open for a longer period in the morning.

Great to stay in for a couple nights, though the street noises are very loud. No extras, WIFI is too slow to use, breakfast not really good, but for free. Cool staff, hipster-like and friendly. Really cute place where you can meet the coolest peolpe!

It is an average hostel, located in a noisy area full of bars and clubs. The hostel itself is twisting, the rooms are small but equiped with everything you need. The sheets were fresh.
But there are also a couple of points that need an improvement: The water pressure in the shower is a joke, but instead of fixing it they ask you to shower within a certain period to have sufficient pressure and warm water. The breakfast is poor compared to middle european standard.

Sorry to hear that some of your experience with our staff wasn't to notch. We pride ourselves on our customer service and will definitely look into your comments. We hope that you will give us a shot next time you are in London!

66%

The hostel rooms were good, so were the staff. However, the bathrooms and toilets were smelly, with water shortage and had to be shared between males and females!

My mistake of booking this hostel because I was 'too old' was allowed as long as I would not complain about noisey residents. When I arrived I was checked in my very helpful young man who took my bag to the room and made sure I had a low bunk. Although the FREE WiFi was slow I did not need to pay extra to read my emails. The quiet, 4 bed shared room was clean, comfortable and complete with ensuite bathroom. A FREE Conental Breakfast in the clean kitchen downstairs was fine. LOCATION GREAT

We are glad that you enjoyed your stay! :) Thank you so much for the great review!

60%

Good location close to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane, but unfortunately a series of small events made it a less than ideal experience, the worst being BED BUGS (not unexpected for London), a staff that I suspect knew but did nothing, and a stolen towel. Staff is friendly enough but did little more than they had to; on top of that they seemed slightly unorganised, for instance forgoting to tell me that I had to switch rooms with the result that some of my stuff got lost.

Wonderful hostel, great location in a really hip neighbourhood. Very clean and spacious rooms and an excellent breakfast included, probably the best hostelbreakfast I have ever had. There is also a good bar as part of the hostel. I am definitely coming back to stay there next time I am in London!

Would recommend to young travellers looking to have some fun. I stayed there solo and ended up meeting different people everyday and heading out with them. The bar area at night is awesome especially on weekends and hostel stayers get a discount.

Excellent! We are happy you enjoyed the hostel facilities and got to make some new friends! :)

86%

The hostel is strangly hard to find, but once you get there it's quite easy to get to. The rooms are nice and clean, but crowded, and if you have a big bag it's a bit inconvenient, but it's the perfect place to just come and crash. The facilities are clean and it's a great place to meet people from all over the world. It's very exciting!